Newport, Minnesota is situated along the Mississippi River, less than ten miles southeast of Saint Paul, in southwestern Washington County. The city is served by Interstate Highway 494, and US Highways 10 and 61. Nearby communities include Cottage Grove, Inver Grove Heights, South St. Paul, Sunfish Lake, West St. Paul, and Woodbury. Minneapolis is about twenty miles northwest of Newport. The city began as two separate settlements: Red Rock and Newport. Red Rock was settled shortly after the land was acquired by the US government in 1837. John Holton came in the spring of 1837 with Rev. Alfred Brunson to open a Methodist mission to the Indians. After helping Brunson to establish the mission near the Indian village of Kaposia, now in South St. Paul, Holton moved his family across the river near what is now the intersection of Bailey Road and I-494. Two years later, the mission was moved across the river on part of Holton’s claim. In 1841, a trading post and home were built next to the mission. When the mission closed in 1844, the post office was moved to the trading post, and the name of the settlement was changed from Kaposia to Red Rock. Soon steamers were stopping at the Red Rock landing. In 1852, a settlement began about a mile south of Red Rock after a steam-operated sawmill was built there, known as Newport. Newport Township was organized in 1858, and Red Rock Township was renamed Woodbury. In 1861, the settlement at Red Rock was annexed to Newport Township. In 1887, Newport Township was divided into two parts, with Newport and Red Rock to the north, and Grey Cloud Island to the south. In 1889, Newport was incorporated as a village, its boundaries including the former Red Rock settlement. When the Indian trail to St. Paul became a federal highway in the 1940s, the population of Newport surged. Newport became a city in 1970. Its population increased significantly from the 1940s to the 1990s, and has has remained steady since.
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Primarily a residential community, Newport is an easy commute to St. Paul and Minneapolis. Maps, agendas, minutes, public hearing notices, permits, forms and applications, budget and finance data, demographics, election notifications, and a resident guide are presented on the official city web site, along with a directory of administrative staff. Utility bills may be paid online.
http://www.ci.newport.mn.us/
Located on Hastings Avenue, the Newport, Minnesota auto dealership specializes in the sale of pre-owned cars, trucks, and SUVs. Its inventory may be viewed online, including photographs and other details, including asking prices. Customer testimonials, an overview of dealer services, and an online credit application are presented, with directions and a map, hours of operation, and staff contacts.
http://www.newportautosales.com/
Locally owned and operated, the family business in Newport, Minnesota was established in 1958, specializing in serving the Twin Cities market, offering freezing services, export, freight, and other services. The facilities, technologies, and services are highlighted, with information about its safety and sanitation features, directions, and contacts, as well as a list of affiliations and professional memberships.
http://www.newportcold.com/
A campus of South Washington County Schools, Newton Elementary School serves students in pre-kindergarten through the fifth grade. Opening in 1955, Newport is the oldest elementary school in the district. A school profile, demographics, and school policies are outlined, along with a staff directory, news and announcements, classroom information, and schedules.
http://nes.sowashco.org/
A map and directions to the Newport, Minnesota church are presented, with staff contacts and office hours, and its policies on membership, baptisms, weddings and funerals. Worship schedules, and schedules for Sunday School, confirmation, youth summer programs, camps and other activities, women’s and men’s groups, and access to downloadable forms and other documents are included.
http://www.newportlutheran.com/
Newport United Methodist Church
Located in the Red Rock neighborhood of Newport, Minnesota, the congregation meets in the oldest Methodist building in the state, built as a residence and mission to the Dakota village of Kaposia in 1839, although moved and added to over the years. The church’s history, ministries, and programs are defined, and its worship, fellowship and Sunday school schedules are posted to the site.
http://newportumc.org/
The local independent insurance agency serves Newport, Minnesota and the surrounding area, offering personal and business auto, RV, boat and motorcycle insurance, as well as homeowner, renter and landlord plans, umbrella plans, life insurance, and flood insurance, worker compensation, and liability. Its plans and services are outlined, and the companies the agency represents are identified.
http://www.rsiins.com/
